Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-08-31

noise down stairs, and, taking a shotgun,
started to investigate. AS he entered the
rear door two men came in the front way.
He called On them to halt, but they sprang
toward him, when he raised the gun and
emptied its contents into the breast Of the
foremost man. The robber fell, but was
quickly carried off by his companion. An
up.
Philadelphia Special: There was a
sad scene in coach on the early train from
Atlantic City Friday morning. A young
woman who gave her name as Emily Jessup
of Dubuque, Iowa, sat in the car with sick
child. which died after the train had passed
Newtield. Mrs. Jessup was formerly a Miss
Patton, and was deserted some time ago
by her husband, who also took the child
with him. She followed, found him at
Atlantic City. and was on her way back
when the child died.
Asbury Park, N, j., had the most
violent thunder storm in years on Sunday.
Several persons were more or less affected
by the lightning striking Rose pavilion and
among the guests of the Coleman house and
other hotels by the electric current which
entered on the electric wires, and in few
instances knocked the guests from chairs.
During a quarrel at Indiana, Penn,
William Byers, aged nineteen, shot and in
stantly killed his father. The father ordered
the son to commence blowing, and when he
refused the father picked up a fire poker
and advanced on his son. The latter drew
Q revolver and shot him through the heart.
Young Byers is in Jail.
At Rochester, N. Y, George Kulzer,
aged fifteen, was caught in belt and
whirled about shaft at the rate of 1SOrevo-
lutions q minute, at Weaver, Thomas &
Kirk shoe factory. One arm and his en-
and the denuded body fell lifeless to the
floor below.
A sanguinary riot took place at
Glenlyon, Pa., among 800 miners who were
being paid off on Sunday. The melting
cause of the riot was the effort of Metho-
dist clergyman to prevent the use of Sun
day for pay.d day. In the course of the fight
atally.
At Terryville, Conn.,, Mrs. F. A. An
drews and Mrs. e. M. Smith, who were
driving near the New York & New England
railroad track attempted to cross ahead of
a west bound train. Their vehicle was
struck, and Mrs. Smith instantly killed, and
Mrs. Andrews probably fatally injured.
Louis Debeck, the post trader at the
Charleston, Mass, navy yard, has fallen
heir to fortune of over 81 900, 900, that sum
having been his share of an estate valued at
81, 600. 600 guilders left by his aunt in Java,
to be divided among seventeen nephews and
nieces.
Rear Admiral Craven, United States
navy (retired), of Washington. D. c., died
at the Charlestown, Mass, navy yard of
heart disease. He was on visit to his son,
who is connected with the navy yard Is
civil engineer. Rear Admiral era yen was
eighty years of age.
Ex-Town Clerk Mccormick, of
Union township, N. j. was stung by a
spider. An hour later his arm began to
swell, and he was sent to st. Mary's
hospital. The doctors we're unable to save
him, and he died from the poison.
At New York, the sale of the scenery,
stage effects and costumes of the defunct
National Opera company, under foreclosure
of $57,796,67 realized SIS, lOs; the original
cost was over $4,000.
Dr.. Loomis made his usual call on
Jacob Sharp at Ludlow street, Saturday,
and as he left he stated to the warden that
Sharp needed the closest attention, as he was
liable to die at any moment.
A statement has been made of the
assignment of Henry S. Ives & Co., of New
York, the liabilities being $16,579, 723, the
assests $23, 7S6, 800.
The Cable reports the death at Paris
of Aaron J.. Vanderpoel, the eminent New
York lawyer and jurist, who was abroad
for his health.
John B. Moore, one of the most
prominent pomologists and horticulturalists
has died at Concord, Mass, aged 70 years.
Cornell University loses over mil
lion dollars by decision of the New York
supreme court in the Fisk-McGraw case.
Joseph Parker, founder of the West
Rock paper mill, died at New Haven, Conn.,,
aged u years.
The strike at Raineys Coke works,
Pa, has been compromised, and work re-
sumed.
DR.. McGlynn is to edit labor paper,
at New York, called The Evening Standard.